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nicole_theythem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Death of parent
izdxn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I think I’d have related to it more when I was younger, but it showcases grief in a way that is simple and to the point
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Addiction
hufflepuff96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
talia1353's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide and Car accident
Moderate: Sexual content
katiekeating's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Suicide
amandakath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Yes it centers around school aged teens, but the themes of death and eternity and purpose and state of being are themes that really pop up in our 20s (so goes my experience).
As a teenager, reading this book felt more like an angsty love story, and while I did relate to Alaska and her depression, it was a very surface level comparison.
Now as an adult I still relate to Alaska, but more in the way that I understand and relate to how frustrated she was with how the world worked, and how her heart yearned for answers, and a Great Perhaps. I think on some level we all desire to find our Great Perhaps, maybe we even wonder whether there is one.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Car accident
Moderate: Mental illness
kenfrommars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The theme of the book. The question that hung over the whole 221-page novel about the main character, Miles Halter, trying to find just that.
I won’t sugarcoat it. My journey in reading this book is very mixed. The first half of the novel was hard for me to get through at times. I took some days of not reading it and was considering I might drop it, but there was a point where something about it just hooked me. Was it the mystery of Alaska? Was it me finding myself frustrated with the characters and just wanting to finish it because I had made it so far into it as it was?
Not sure, but there was something about this story that just grabbed me, also. I liked the character of Alaska Young. I liked the main group and the side characters. It was very John Green in the sense of these characters being witty, insightful, simultaneously enlightened and ignorant, and just this overall message of hope.
This book came out when I was in high school, but I didn’t read it until now. I wished I had read it when I was in high school, but with the perspective of both a teenager and an adult who has made his own mistakes, I appreciate the themes of hope. Because we all seek that great perhaps of life. The Great Perhaps that gives us purpose. Some of us don’t find it and some of us find then lose it.
I’ve had my issues with John Green in a number of his books, but I thoroughly enjoyed this and it should be read by everyone at least once. It should be experienced by everyone at least once. It’s thought-provoking and insightful and heartwarming, despite the themes of grief.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol
skellyqueen's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Alcohol
booooookkkksss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol
jowestendorf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide